A native of New York and the son of an engraver, James David Smillie
earned his early reputation for his etching skills but later for
watercolor landscapes. He began etching at age 8, learning from
his father, James Smillie (1807-1885).
At age 14, he did a set of plates illustrating John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost.
He had a job as a bank note engraver, and then he and his father had a
business, collaborating as engravers with a specialty of
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